Man Held In Uncle`s Death

FORT LAUDERDALE — The nephew of a 73-year-old man found stabbed to death in his apartment last Friday was charged Monday with first-degree murder, police said.

Carl Montgomery, 21, told Detective Phil Mundy he beat his uncle, Hubert Smith, into unconsciousness at the victim`s apartment Thursday night and then returned and killed him less than an hour later, police said.